7 Famous and Legendary Actors Who Consume Cannabis
Cannabis and creatives go hand-in-hand. Buds from Girl Scout Cookies seeds are the perfect pick-me-up, while OG Kush slows down a high-strung brain. No wonder we keep seeing reports of actors who smoke weed!
Major celebs love the plant and don’t mind the world knowing. They make marijuana more accepted with each interview and TV appearance—some even advocate for legalization. Let’s look at seven such personas from the performance niche.
Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen is an actor, comedian, writer—and one of LA’s famous cannabis users. The 40-year-old gained fame for his lovable stoner roles in Knocked Up and Pineapple Express. Besides helping bring marijuana to the mainstream in film, he’s been vocal about it in real life.
According to Rogen, ‘if you’re stoned, [writing] doesn’t seem like work.’ In a 2019 interview with Stephen Colbert, the outspoken toker claimed being high ‘all day every day,’ even on set.
Rogen puts his money where his mouth is. He co-founded a company called House Plant in 2019, selling quality ganja, paraphernalia, and accessories. If he continues his climb, a strain with his name may enter enthusiasts’ grow diaries.
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus is a singer-songwriter and actress whose edgy vibe made waves in Hollywood. Besides stunning fans with outfits, dating history, and a general lack of concern about people’s opinions, she’s transparent about pot consumption.
Surprisingly, Cyrus smoked more during her days at the Disney Channel. She discussed her past at the Joe Rogan Experience in 2020, sharing her past struggle to maintain a work-life balance. Cannabis helped her manage the stress.
Cyrus often raises awareness of marijuana, too. She famously lit up a joint on stage during an MTV performance in 2013. More recently, she brandished a seven-leaf-print bag while shopping with her mom.
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt is an actor, producer, and Golden Globe winner. Besides his versatility of roles and handsome face, Pitt’s recognized for his relationship with pot.
This actor that smokes weed doesn’t hide his hobby—and the numerous film industry anecdotes prove it. He said he wanted to ‘smoke a joint with Jack and Snoop and Willie’ and, according to rumors, managed the first two.
Pitt started toking when he first reached the big screens and continued using marijuana to manage the stress of stardom. Today, he boasts mad joint-rolling skills.
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg is an actress, TV personality, and entrepreneur. She’s won all four major performance awards, but her relationship with her vape pen sparks even more interest. The celeb believes in the healing power of ganja and wants to see everybody become aware of it.
Goldberg first turned to pot to tackle menstrual cramps and several other ailments. After cannabis changed her life for the better, she began advocating for country-wide legalization.
She also briefly managed a company selling pot products to women. Whoopi and Maya went out of business, but not before helping the idea of medicinal marijuana enter the public sphere.
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey is a world-famous actor who smokes weed. That’s how the public remembers him, too, considering his breakthrough role as a stoner in Dazed and Confused. His portrayal comes from personal experience.
McConaughey’s career is full of cannabis shenanigans. He was arrested after being found in possession of marijuana and called jail ‘a nice stay for a night.’ He also confessed to coming up with his catchphrase “Alright, alright, alright” while being ‘high as a kite.’
In 2019, he had his prop joint swapped for a real one on set, courtesy of Snoop Dog. The actor maintains a relaxed attitude—he doesn’t mind a free supply!
Harrison Ford
Much of Harrison Ford’s life sounds more like fiction than fact, including his beginnings. This action-adventure star was Hollywood’s most-loved dealer in the 60s and 70s. Many of his VIP peers knew him as a ‘weed guy.’
Ford’s ganja was quality stuff. Late Carrie Fisher wrote about it being so potent that she forgot much of 1976. It also seems he supplied the Doors—we can credit him for the best music of the late 20th century.
Although numerous tales of Ford’s love affair with the herb circulate, the actor hasn’t spoken about it. It’s high time for him to join the movement!
Zoë Kravitz
Many stars who smoke weed aren’t comfortable doing it on camera, but this young firestarter is. The latest Catwoman toked a ton while playing the sardonic Rob character in High Fidelity. In 2020, she said she’d been passing quarantine with ‘baths, wine, watching films, cooking, and weed.’
Kravitz is a recreational user, but her experience with marijuana also involves a neat parenting tip. When her mother, the famous Lisa Bonet, first caught her with cannabis, the two shared a joint. Normalizing instead of demonizing it was the way to go in the Kravitz household. We don’t doubt the young actress will take the same approach if and when she has kids.
…And So Many More
These celebs are only the tip of the iceberg of actors smoking weed. The plant is much-loved among the rich and famous, after all. Some light up to camp down, while others find it indispensable for their creative endeavors.
Would you like to follow in these superstars’ footsteps? Buy seeds, grow your own, and smoke the same-quality buds as the VIPs.
Kyle Kushman
Kyle Kushman is an American writer, educator, activist and award-winning cannabis cultivator and breeder specializing in veganic cultivation. He is a representative of Homegrown Cannabis CO company, has been a contributor for over 20 years, and has taught courses in advanced horticulture at Oaksterdam University in Oakland, California and across the United States. Kushman also hosts a cannabis podcast called “The Grow Show with Kyle Kushman”.
